The introduction of the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has fundamentally changed how ICT companies can structure, prosecute, and enforce their European patent portfolios. In fields such as telecommunications, software, AI, and conne ...

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There is a sentence I often hear from experts I work with, especially in highly specialised fields such as intellectual property: “I don’t want to sound like marketing.” I understand that concern very well. For many IP experts, visib ...

The introduction of the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has fundamentally changed how companies can enforce and manage patent rights across Europe. In transportation and logistics, this development meets a sector undergoing deep tech ...

In many IP environments, knowledge is available. Interaction is not. IP Subject Matter Experts publish articles, contribute to reports, and participate in conferences. These formats are valuable, but they are often one-directional. They inform, but th ...

The demand for IP services, IP competence, and strategic support in the field of quantum technologies is steadily increasing. To better understand this development, the CEIPI IP Business Academy recently conducted an Open Foresight Board study in Euro ...

Quantum technology is moving from a scientific frontier topic into an economically relevant field that attracts industrial investment, public funding, and strategic competition. While much of the discussion still focuses on technological breakthroughs ...

A growing number of signals from the industry suggest a clear mismatch in the European market for patent support around the Unified Patent Court. Companies do recognize the strategic relevance of the UPC. Yet much of what they need is not visibly addr ...

The demand for IP services, IP competence, and strategic support in the field of quantum technologies is steadily increasing. To better understand this development, the CEIPI IP Business Academy recently conducted an Open Foresight Board study in Euro ...

Many companies invest heavily in technology, patents, software, brands, or know-how, yet underestimate the document that often determines whether these assets truly generate value: the license agreement. A licensing contract is not an administrative a ...